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S v YOUNG 1983 (1) ZLR 258 (S)

1983 (1) ZLR p258

Citation

1983 (1) ZLR 258 (S)

Case No

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Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Baron ACJ, Georges JA & Beck JA

Heard

19 May 1983

Judgment

3 June 1983

Counsel

J B Colegrave, for the appellant
M J Gillespie, for the respondent

Case Type

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Annotations

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Flynote

Criminal law — s37(2) (a) of Law and Order (Maintenance) Act [Chapter 65] — unlawful possession of ammunition — accused had forgotten that he had the ammunition — possession nevertheless established — mens rea not dependent on fluctuations of memory — sentence — moral blameworthiness low — totally suspended sentence appropriate.

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